# San Francisco F.C.

San Francisco Fútbol Club is a professional football team located in La Chorrera, Panamá, that plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the top Panamanian football league. It has been in the top flight of Panamanian football every year since 1988, when Panama's first professional league was organized. The club plays its games in Estadio Agustín Sánchez.
San Francisco has won 9 Liga Panameña de Fútbol championships, the third highest total of any team since 1988. The club has also finished second 9 times since 1988.

## History
### Deportivo La Previsora

The club was founded in September 1971, and began playing in La Chorrera District league. At that time, the club was known as Club Deportivo La Previsora. It has been in continuous operation ever since. An early contender in ANAPROF (the first Panamanian professional league), La Previsora reached the finals in each of the league's first two seasons (losing to Plaza Amador and Tauro FC).
Since then, they have been regular contenders for national honors, winning nine titles (most recently in Apertura 2014).

### San Francisco F.C.

The club's current name is derived from the patron saint of the La Chorrera District, Francis of Paola (San Francisco de Paula). The club was the best supported club in the LPF in 2011, averaging an attendance of 765 at their matches.

## Honours

* Liga Panameña de Fútbol: 9
       1994–95, 1995–96, 2005 (C), 2006 (A), 2007 (C), 2008 (A), 2009 (A), 2011 (C), 2014 (A)
* Copa Panamá: 1
       2015

## Players
### Current squad

First team squad 17 February, 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | PAN | Xavier Cruz |
| 2 | DF | PAN | Derick Edmund |
| 3 | DF | PAN | Edgar Góndola |
| 4 | MF | PAN | Jhoamir Hill |
| 5 | DF | PAN | José Rivas |
| 6 | MF | PAN | Emmanuel Rangel |
| 7 | FW | PAN | Edson Samms |
| 8 | MF | PAN | Edilson Carrasquilla |
| 9 | FW | PAN | Rolando Blackburn |
| 10 | FW | PAN | Darwin Pinzón |
| 11 | MF | COL | Yeison Tolosa |
| 12 | GK | PAN | Jorginho Frías |
| 14 | DF | PAN | Kevin Calderón |
| 16 | MF | PAN | Moisés Garibaldo |
| 17 | DF | PAN | Guillermo Benítez |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | PAN | Aimar Rodríguez |
| 19 | MF | PAN | Miguel Camargo |
| 20 | MF | COL | Elver Rodríguez |
| 22 | FW | PAN | Gabriel Chiari |
| 26 | DF | COL | Óscar Cabezas |
| 28 | DF | COL | Jhoiner Asprilla (on loan from América de Cali) |
| 35 | GK | PAN | Christian Jaén |
| 38 | MF | PAN | Wesley Lashley |
| 47 | FW | PAN | Azael Brown |
| 55 | DF | COL | Juan Santiago |
| 56 | DF | PAN | Sergio Rivera |
| 81 | FW | PAN | Alberto Ramírez |
| 98 | MF | PAN | Ángel Castillo |

### Notable players

Michael Amir Murillo

## Personnel
### Management

| Position | Name |
| Manager | Gozalo Soto |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Gaspar Pérez |
| Fitness Coach | Julio Rivera |
| Club Doctor | Dr. Julio González |
| Kinesiology | Víctor Jaén |
| Utility | Marcelino Barrios |
| Reserve Manager | Leonardo Pipino |

## Historical list of coaches

* Edgardo Baldi (1979)
* Saúl Suárez (1988–90)
* Leopoldo "Chino" Lee (1995–97)
* Gary Stempel (1996–98), (2001–07)
* Miguel Mansilla (2004)
* Pascual "Chato" Ramírez (Jan 2007–March 7)
* Rubén Guevara (March 2007–07)
* Cristóbal Maldonado (200?–March 9)
* Rubén Guevara (March 2009–09)
* Gary Stempel (Oct 2009–10)
* Leonardo Ezequiel Pipino (December 2010 - October 12)
* Gary Stempel (October 2012 – 2016)
* Mike Stump (June 2016- February 2017)
* Pascual Moreno (February 2017 - August 2017)
* Andrés Domínguez (August 2017 - September 2018)
* Sergio "Checho" Angulo (September 2017 - December 2018)
* Gonzalo Soto (January 2019 - March 2021)
* José Manuel Rodríguez (March 2021 - June 2021)
* Carlos Leiria (June 2021 - September 2021)
* Jorge Santos (September 2021 - December 2021)
* Gonzalo Soto (January 2022 -Present)
* Gary Stempel ( - September 2024)
* Nilton Bernal (September 2024 -)